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    One Room Challenge: Week 6 (So Close!)

    Normally we'd be at the end of the One Room Challenge, but we have all been granted a one-week extension…
    November 8, 2017
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    Hey There, Smart Renters!

    This post is sponsored by MetLife Auto & Home®. I started this blog in 2007 as Brandon and I were…
    November 6, 2017
  • green, pale pink, and ochre yellow paint swatches

    One Room Challenge: Week 5 (What Trim Color?)

    Let's talk about the rainbow room. (Yes, I know that's a silly name! My kids named it and it has…
    November 1, 2017
  • A Serpentine Bathroom | Making it Lovely

    A Serpentine Bathroom

    I'm fully embracing my witchy goth past today, you guys. Mix that with my present love of pink, and I've…
    October 31, 2017
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    One Room Challenge: Week 4 (Putting it Together)

    First, a One Room Challenge update. For the first time ever, the reveal has been pushed back one week for…
    October 25, 2017
  • Window Panels Options

    One Room Challenge: Week 3 (It’s Curtains)

    I'm planning a layered look for the windows with pink curtains on the outside, nearly matching the pale blush walls,…
    October 18, 2017
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  • Milton & King Ornithology Wallpaper

    One Room Challenge: Week 6 (So Close!)

    Normally we’d be at the end of the One Room Challenge, but we have all been granted a one-week extension for the first time in…

    November 8, 201712 comments'W' for Wallpaper, Attic, My Office, One Room Challenge, The Victorian House
  • Apartment Hallway with Purple Walls

    Hey There, Smart Renters!

    This post is sponsored by MetLife Auto & Home®. I started this blog in 2007 as Brandon and I were about to move into our…

    November 6, 20173 commentsDecorating
  • green, pale pink, and ochre yellow paint swatches

    One Room Challenge: Week 5 (What Trim Color?)

    Let’s talk about the rainbow room. (Yes, I know that’s a silly name! My kids named it and it has stuck.) The office is painted…

    November 1, 2017119 commentsAttic, My Office, One Room Challenge, The Victorian House
  • A Serpentine Bathroom | Making it Lovely

    A Serpentine Bathroom

    I’m fully embracing my witchy goth past today, you guys. Mix that with my present love of pink, and I’ve got a good bathroom design…

    October 31, 20177 commentsDecorating, Elsewhere
  • Ikat Blue and White Vase

    One Room Challenge: Week 4 (Putting it Together)

    First, a One Room Challenge update. For the first time ever, the reveal has been pushed back one week for all ORC participants. Everyone is…

    October 25, 201723 commentsAttic, My Office, One Room Challenge, The Victorian House
  • Window Panels Options

    One Room Challenge: Week 3 (It’s Curtains)

    I’m planning a layered look for the windows with pink curtains on the outside, nearly matching the pale blush walls, and sheers behind. We have…

    October 18, 201715 commentsAttic, My Office, One Room Challenge, The Victorian House
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